Any time you ask someone to say yes or to do something for you or to get out of the way so you can do it, you are negotiating. You negotiate all day long, whether you realize it or not. You are negotiating when you
- Ask your boss for a salary increase
- Ask the cable guy for a more-specific time to show up at your house
- Try to hurry up the cable guy when he is late
- Decide to marry (This is a lifelong negotiation.)
- Try to enforce a curfew with your kids
Negotiating occurs in all aspects of life. It happens in your personal life (marriage, divorce, and parenting), in business, in government, and among nations. For example, at the time of this writing, the United States is in heated negotiations with the Untied Nations council to revise a U.N. resolution on
North Korea for conducting a nuclear test. The resolution may result in strict sanctions against the North Koreans. So a negotiation can be on a global scale or on a personal scale, such as “Honey, please put the seat down.” If you’re attempting to resolve a dispute, agree on a course of action, or bargain for individual advantage, you are in a negotiation, like it or not. The goal is to reach a resolution that is acceptable to you and that will work for both parties. If that’s not possible, try to find such an agreement elsewhere.
North Korea for conducting a nuclear test. The resolution may result in strict sanctions against the North Koreans. So a negotiation can be on a global scale or on a personal scale, such as “Honey, please put the seat down.” If you’re attempting to resolve a dispute, agree on a course of action, or bargain for individual advantage, you are in a negotiation, like it or not. The goal is to reach a resolution that is acceptable to you and that will work for both parties. If that’s not possible, try to find such an agreement elsewhere.
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